Radiator cover



Dec. 26, 1933. A. E. BLACKMAN RADIATOR COVER Filed Aug. 5, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l Z9 ii iii "n 2L1 B'nvenboz filter! E. BIac/eman Dec. 26, 1933. A, E BLACKMAN 1,941,127

RADIATOR COVER Filed Aug. 3, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 5n mmi'o z fi'ierf E. Blackman. BY afl'ozuey Cir Patented Dec. 26, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT QFFIC'E RADIATOR COVER Albert E. Blackman, Mount Vernon, N. Y. Application August 3, 1931. Serial No. 554,795 15 o1 i ms. (01231-19) This invention relates to'coversor enclosures shown'insolid lines for one of the ends in Fig. 5. 7

Once front 12 is inserted in ends 11, thelatter are spread t'o90 degrees "with saidfront, and back 13 is placed between the rear flanges 19 of said ends. Back 13 is provided with bent plateguides 20 which are preferably spot welded to it. Flange 19'fits in the V groove formed between guide 20 and the rest of back 13. I The top-of guide 20 is sufficiently belowthe top flange 21 of back 13, (Fig. 2) to permit top flange'22of'the end 1-1 to clear saidguid'e when back 13 is placed in posi tion on flanges 19.. A stamped out tongue 23 (Figs. 3, 8 and 9) is provided on flange 19 to support the bottom of back 13which is provided with a notch 24 for engagement with said tongue. Top flange 21' of back 13 is'provided with a downwardly extending lug or key 25 at each end (Fig.

for radiators such as are used for the steam. and hot water heating systems for buildings. Owing I to their extremebulk, the shipment of radiator "covers when completely assembled is a'troublesome-problem: It is an object of the present invention to produce a cover of, such construction that itis readily knocked down'for' shipmentin' small bulk; It is a further object to construct the cover so that ordinary unskilled persons. can 'quickly assemble it. A still further object is that the construction is such that once assembled a very rigid and strong radiator cover is obtained.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent upon a furtherstudy of' the description and drawings, in which;--

Fig, 1 is a perspective view of the radiator cover.

Fig. 21s a broken Vertical cross-section, to an enlarged scale, of the cover taken along the line 2--'2ofFig.4. f m 7 Fig. 3 is a broken top view of the cover with the parts shown separated. 1

' Fig. 4 is'a plan of the cover with a portion'of the top broken away. V V

Fig. 5 is a sectional plan, toan' enlarged scale, through one end of the cover, showing the final position of the end in dotted lines and its position while being inserted in full lines.

' Fig56 is a partial sectional plan through the cover taken along the line 6-6 of Fig.2.

'Fig. 7 is a partial longitudinal section along the line 7,-7 of Fig. 6.

' Fig. 8 is a partial perspective view from the I inside to an enlarged scaleof one of the ends of the cover and Fig. 9 is a partial rear elevation of the cover to an enlarged scaleshowing the detail of the support at'the bottom of the back.

The cover comprises a top 10,"two ends 11, a front 12 and a back 13, all of which can be separated from each other and readily assembled again. f

Ends 11m each providedwitha bent plate guide 14 spot weldedto the web 15, providing v taken grooves with said Web into which the side flanges 16 of the front 12 can'be inserted. In addition to flanges 16, front12 is provided with a top flange 1'7. Flange 1'7 acts as aYstop toprevent downward sliding-of front 12. when inserted in the V grooves formed by guides 14. Top'flange 1'7 and bottom flange 18 act as struts'between ends 11 as well as to stiffen front 12.

Flanges '16 of front 12 "are inserted behind guides 14,.by holding ends 11: at an angle con- 3) Corresponding to keys 25; top flanges 22 each{ have a. slot 26 for 'engag'ementwith said keys. When back 13 is placed in position, flange 21- comes above flanges 22 and keys 25 enter 26 from above, locking ends 11 together.

slots The top ofends 11.- at the front,is'provided with a spacing piece 2'7. bestseen in Figs. 2 and-'3. Piece 27 has flange 29 extending downwardly at the front and another flange 28 extending down-- Flange 29 is flanges 28 and 29 and hold said top in oflsetposition from'the rest of the cover, both forwardly and laterally. I

with the front faceof the cover.-

Now when ends ll are forced apart, and back 13 inserted between them, flange 16 is sprung into a right angle with the front of the cover, giving" rise to This produces a an internal stress in the cover.

very stiff and tight cover. It is preferred to make degrees would provide the necessary-internal stress in the cover. While degrees is the pre ferred angle, it is readily understood that another angle will do, so long as flange 31 must bef sprung from said latter angle wh placed between the ends.

en the back is 7 It is to be noted that front flange 31 is folded back on itself.

Once ends-11 are mounted on front 12 and spread apart at their rear for the mounting of back 13, they are interlocked with front 12. On the other hand back 13 would only remain in position on the ends because of the springing action of the front mounting of the ends. Because of this, positive locking means, such as keys 25 and slots 26, are provided for the mounting of the back 13.

I claim:---

1. A radiator cover having a top, front, back and ends all removable from each other, a guide piece fastened on the inside of each end towards its front edge, each guide piece with its corresponding end forming a guide groove open toward the front, and a rearwardly extending flange at each end of the front adapted to enter said groove for fastening the ends to the front.

2. A radiator cover having atop, front, back and ends all removable from each other, a guide piece fastened on the inside of each end towards its front edge, each guide piece forming with its corresponding end a guide groove open toward the front, said front having rearwardly extending top, bottom and end flanges, said end flanges entering said groove when the ends are mounted on the front, the top flange coming above said guide pieces and the lower flange below.

3.-A radiator cover having a top, front, back and ends removable from each other, resilient means for holding the ends to the front, and means for fastening the back to the ends, said resilient means being flexed when the back is fastened to the ends.

4. A radiator cover having a top, front, back and ends removable from each other, resilient means for holding the ends to the front, said means normally holding the ends at a predetermined angle to the front and means for fastening the back to the ends, said ends requiring spreading at the rear from said-predetermined angle forthe fastening of the back to the ends, said spreading causing said resilient means to be flexed.

5. A radiator cover having a top, front, back and ends removable from each other, a guide piece fastened on the inside of each end towards its front, each guide piece forming with its corresponding .end a guide groove open toward the front, a rearwardly extending flange at each end of the front adapted to enter said grooves for fastening the ends to the front, and an inwardly extending flange at the front edge of the end coming in front of the front when said end is fastened in'position on the front.

6. A radiator cover having a top, front, back and end members removable from each other, a guide piece fastened on the inside of each end member towards its front, a rearwardly extending flange at each end of the front, said flanges engaging said guide pieces when the end members are mounted on the front, a guide piece fastened to-the inside of the back at each end of the back, and an inwardly extending flange at V the rear of the end members engaging with said latter guide pieces when theback is placed in position on the end members. I

'7. A radiator cover having a top, front, back andend members removable from each other, a guide piece fastened on the inside of each end member towards its front edge, a rearwardlyextending flange at each end of the front, said flanges engaging said guide pieces when the end;

members are fastened to the front, a guide piece for each end member fastened to the inside of the back near each end of the back, each guide piece forming with the back a guide groove open towards its corresponding end, and an inwardly extending flange at the rear of the end members extending into said guide grooves when the back is placed in position on the end members.

8. A radiator cover having a top, front, back and end members removable from each other, means for mounting the front upon the end members said means normally holding the rear ends of the end members too close together for the mounting of the back upon said end members, said means interlocking the front with the end members when said-end members are spread apart"suiflciently"for the mounting of the back thereon, means for mounting the back upon said end members when spread apart from said normal distance, and locking means for locking the back to the end members. I V v 9. A radiator cover having atop, front, backand ends detachably mountable together, inwardly projecting top and frontflanges oneach end member, rearwardly projecting top and end flanges on the front, and a guide piece fastened on the inside of each end member towards its front edge extending for a substantial part of the height of said end member the top of the guide piece being located a distance .bel ow the top-flange of said end member, said rearwardly extending end flanges of the front engaging said guide pieces when the endmem'bers are attached to the front, the top flange of the front entering the spaces between the .top of the guide pieces and the top flange of the end pieces. H I I 10. A radiator cover having a top, front, back and end members'removable from each other, cans for detachably holding the ends to the front, inwardly projecting top and rear flanges on each end member, a forwardly projecting top flange on'the back, and a guide piece mounted on the inside of the back near each endof the back extending for a substantial part of the height of said back the top of the guide-piece being located a distance below thetop flange of the back, the rear flanges of the end members engaging with said guide pieces when the back is in position on the end members, the top flanges of the end members entering the spaces between the topof the guide pieces and the top flange of the back. s

11. A radiator cover as claimed in claim 10 in which the top flange of the back is provided with a downwardly projecting key near each end thereof and the top flange of each end member is provided with a slot engaging said key, whereby the end members are locked together by the top flange of the back.

12. A radiator cover as claimed in claim 10 in which the top flange of each end member is provided with a slot near its rear, and the top flange 15. A radiator'cover having'a top, frontyback and 'end -members' removable from each other,

means for mounting the front upon the end members, said means normally holding the rear ends of the end members too close together for the mounting of the back upon said end members,

said means interlocking the front with the end members when said end members are spread 

